UMB will use grant money to launch a program aimed at inspiring interest in cancer research careers among middle school students.
Higher Ed
The Upshot, The New York Times
Michael Bloomberg's charity aims to raise the percentage of high-performing, low-income students who attend college by helping more apply.
Storyline, Washington Post
While college enrollment is at an all time high, for low-income students the road to graduation day is filled with obstacles and challenges.
Pew Charitable Trusts
Will the current generation do better or worse financially than their parents? Check out this new interactive data tool that explores how education, family structure and race affect economic prospects in America. The data only include white and African American families.
“As often happens when you’re a reporter, one story leads to another,” said Emily Hanford of American RadioWorks. And when your beat is higher education, the stories lead into one another almost seamlessly.“Grit, Luck and Money" answers questions inspired by Hanford’s fall 2011... Read more
Chris Davis is a former education reporter and editor who helped create the Sarasota Herald-Tribune's investigative reporting team in 2003. He now leads the newspaper's I-team. The series was also a Pulitzer finalist in the Local Reporting category. Davis was part of a team that won a... Read more
Within K-12 education, academic performance of immigrant students varies and can be defined by generational status, race and ethnicity, and natural origin
A new interactive data tool exploring education, family structure and race.
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), a framework for education reform that expired in 2007, did not yield the results it intended, but was not a complete failure either, according to a May 2013 report.
